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Jerry’s Artarama Haul
I recently received my first order from Jerry’s Artarama, and I have to admit that I ordered because the store’s name had “arama” in it’s title. I’m glad that I did. Their website is easy to use, and their prices … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged art supplies, Jerry's Artarama
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A Pretty Good Little Sketchbook
Tina snagged this 5.5 inch by 8.5 inch Canson XL Mixed Media sketchbook from a big box store to hopefully replace my beloved Sketchbook from Heaven. It wasn’t quite the replacement for that cheap but inexplicably magical doodle pad, but … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku, What's on TV?
Tagged doodles, drawing, I want my MTV, MTV, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook
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Mad About the iPad
I’m getting used to the fantastic art program for the iPad Pro called Procreate. It uses the Apple Pencil, and it has the most satisfying interface that I’ve used on a digital platform thus far. I’ve been doodling and playing … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment
Tagged Cartoon, iPad, Joe Williams, mad scientist, monster, Procreate, sketchbook
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Feline Friday
Black and White Friday. Shot with an iPad and edited with Affinity Photo on the same iPad.
Feline Friday
Posted in Feline Fridays
Tagged cat, Dutch Angle, Gotham, kitty, Plywood, tabby, tabbycat
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TV SNIDE
After finishing my last Halloween Head, I was looking for another project to work on. I thought I would continue with monsters, but a likely creature did not leap to mind. I kicked around a bunch of ideas trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Technique
Tagged 1970s, Affinity Designer, Bonnie Franklin, Cartoon, funny, Illustration, Joe Williams, One Day at a Time, TV GUIDE, vector
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There Ought To Be Clowns
I was trying to squeak out this Halloween Head for October 31st, but it wasn’t to be. I had a Halloween costume to finish, and I ended up chasing a few wild geese and wandering up a few blind alleys … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique
Tagged Affinity Designer, Halloween, head, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, scary, vector
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Halloween Cat
Plywood has been involved every step of the way in the creation of this year’s Halloween Costume. He hasn’t been helpful, but he’s been involved. Happy Halloween.
Posted in Feline Fridays, Halloween
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We Are NOT Alone
My latest Halloween Head is a fellow with one hell of a commute. This visitor from another world is a vector illustration I whipped together in Affinity Designer.
Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique
Tagged Affinity Designer, Alien, creature, Halloween Head, Illustration, Joe Williams, Martian, vector
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The Widow
My latest Halloween Head is more of a femme fatale rather than a monster. Illustrated by Joe Williams using the world’s greatest vector art program Affinity Designer on a well-worn 2010 Macbook at home and a battered 2008 Macbook at … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique
Tagged Affinity Designer, axe, femme fatale, giallo, Halloween, Halloween Head, Joe Williams, monster, mudreress
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The Vector Chainsaw Massacre
Here is another Halloween Head I illustrated in the marvelous vector design application called Affinity Designer. I started this yesterday morning with a vague polygon shape for a face and a cog shape for hair. I wasn’t sure if it … Continue reading
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
This is a variation of my 23rd anniversary card that I posted recently. I had designed the card with a Halloween notion in mind, and it was a small matter to swap out the 23 with a Jack O’ Lantern … Continue reading
The Legend of the 23rd Anniversary
Celebrating 23 years of marriage as Tina and I usually do — we make cards for one another. This year I decided to chase down a Halloween theme as I do with Tina’s birthday cards. I cooked this headless horseman … Continue reading
